Grange Veterinary Surgery

Grange Veterinary Surgery Our well-established, experienced team are proud to provide excellent care you can trust Grange Vets has been operating on this site for almost 25 years.

We strive to provide a trusted, committed, friendly, caring and professional service to you and your pet. Our dedicated and friendly team takes immense pride in providing the best possible care for your pet. With regular surgery hours and great facilities your pet will receive the best possible care. It was converted from a corner shop, and used the existing entrance until 2018 when the whole prac

tice was renovated and modernised. This area is now our new operating suite and the main entrance is now located at the side of the building, from the car park.

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week✨Day 4- Environment 🏡An important part of keeping your guinea pigs happy and healthy is provid...
23/10/2025

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week✨

Day 4- Environment 🏡

An important part of keeping your guinea pigs happy and healthy is providing them with a suitable place to live 💖

Here's how to create the perfect home for them 👇

🏡 Space - Guinea pigs should have as much room as possible, but the absolute minimum requirement is 1.5m x 1m (length x width)

🏡 Bedding - Use newspaper to line the enclosure and non- expanding paper based bedding, or you can absorbent fleece liner if housed indoors

🏡 Exercise and Enrichment - Keep them active with activities such as forage bags, hay kebabs, stick bundles, and provide plenty of hides and tunnels

🏡 Cleaning - Spot clean daily, remove all bedding weekly and scrub everything with a pet safe cleaner monthly

🏡 Comfort - Provide cozy areas to hide, plenty of hay, fresh water and enrichment toys

You can find more information on guinea pig housing here :
https://guineapigalliance.com/guinea-pig-welfare/environment/

Here are some photos of Lana,, Chewy and Maple in their very own guinea pig palace ! 🏰

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week✨Day 3 - Diet 🥦 🫑 🥕Understanding your guinea pigs nutritional needs is important when it comes...
22/10/2025

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week✨

Day 3 - Diet 🥦 🫑 🥕

Understanding your guinea pigs nutritional needs is important when it comes to their diet.

🌾Fibre is crucial as it keeps guinea pigs digestive systems healthy and their gut moving.

🌾Providing unlimited access to good quality hay is essential for ensuring they are getting enough fibre (their diet should be 85-90% hay !)

🤔 Did you know that guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, which is essential for healthy skin, joints and blood vessels ?

🫑 By providing good quality nuggets alongside their hay, and a handful of fresh green vegetables and fresh water daily, you can make sure they get all the essential vitamins and minerals.

👍Some examples of safe vegetables include:

🥗 Romaine Lettuce
🥗 Cabbage
🥗 Bell peppers
🥗 Celery
🥗 Broccoli, spinach, kale and carrot ( in moderation )

⚠️Some foods to avoid include:
🚫Muesli based diets
🚫Iceberg lettuce
🚫Mushrooms
🚫Nuts and seeds
🚫Onions / garlic
(This is not an exhaustive list)

Here are some photos of Pearl and Chewy enjoying their fresh hay and lettuce ! 🐹👇

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2025✨Day 2- Guinea Pig Health 🩺Today, we are highlighting the importance of keeping your guin...
21/10/2025

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2025✨

Day 2- Guinea Pig Health 🩺

Today, we are highlighting the importance of keeping your guinea pigs happy and healthy !

Did you know that guinea pigs, being prey animals, are very good at hiding signs of illness ? 🤕

Regular health checks at least once a year are important for ensuring the health of your piggies 🐹

Common Health Problems can include :

🤒Dental disease

🤒Pododermatitis (bumblefoot)

🤒Vitamin C deficiency

🤒Flies and mites

🤒Ringworm

🤒Flystrike

Next time you’re grooming your guinea pig, make sure to look out for:

❗️Lumps and bumps

❗️Open wounds

❗️Bright eyes with no discharge from them or the nose

❗️Check teeth to make sure they are not overgrown / misaligned

If you have any worries or questions about your guinea pigs, or would like to book a health check, a member of our team will always be happy to help ! ☺️

You can find more information about GPAW here : https://guineapigalliance.com/guinea-pig-care-guide/

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2025✨Meet Lana, Pearl, Maple and Chewy, the much-loved Guinea Pigs of one of our receptionist...
20/10/2025

✨Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2025✨

Meet Lana, Pearl, Maple and Chewy, the much-loved Guinea Pigs of one of our receptionists, Holly, and proud patients of Grange Vets !

They will be helping us celebrate Guinea Pig Awareness Week by highlighting the welfare needs of our furry friends 💖

Today’s focus is: ✨Behaviour✨

Although small, guinea pigs personalities are certainly not !
They communicate with a variety of sounds, including:
🐹Wheeking- Excited call, usually for food or attention

🐹Chutting - Soft sound which indicates happiness and contentment

🐹Purring - Soft, low purrs can indicate comfort, but a higher pitched or tense purr can indicate annoyance

⚠️ Warning Sounds :
‼️Teeth Chattering- Sign of aggression, indication that space is needed / a hierarchical tactic between guinea pigs

‼️Rumbling-Usually a sign of aggression, assertion of dominance

‼️Hissing- Indicates anger and a need for space

‼️Shrieking- Can indicate injury or fear, make sure you check immediately

🤔Did you know :
-Guinea pigs, when really happy or excited, run and jump up and down, turning 90 degrees- this is known as ‘popcorning’ !

-They are natural foragers, and love to play! Make sure you provide plenty of toys / tunnels, and hide food to keep them entertained !🍃

Understanding your guinea pigs behavior can help you spot when they’re happy, or when something may be wrong. By recognising these signs, you can make sure they feel safe and loved ❤️

Tomorrow we will be focusing on Guinea Pig Health, so keep an eye out for more helpful tips !

26/09/2025

*** 📣Important Notice for our Clients📣 ***

Between 1230-3pm today we are CLOSED for STAFF TRAINING.

🚑If your pet has an life threatening emergency during these hours please call the practice🚑

For all other enquiries please contact us after 3pm.

22/09/2025

** Urgent**

We have had a Black male cat brought into the practice he has been involved in an RTA on Thornaby Road in Thornaby. If you think you he might belong to you please can you call the practice on 01642 360307.

🦔🌿 This little guy was brought into us after seeking his next coffee fix - but ended up getting stuck instead ! 🦔🌿His ad...
28/08/2025

🦔🌿 This little guy was brought into us after seeking his next coffee fix - but ended up getting stuck instead ! 🦔🌿

His adventure for a tasty treat turned into a rescue mission, reminding us to be mindful when disposing of litter 🌎

Our litter can have big impacts on our little friends, so next time you've finished your snack, or have any rubbish to dispose of, please remember to 👇

✅Take home or dispose of any litter in bins provided
✅Rinse out jars and cans
✅Keep lids on or crush containers

Lets work together to make sure hedgehogs keep the foraging *outside* of jars🦔 💚

13/08/2025

NOW RESOLVED!!

⚠️⚠️Phone Line and System Down ⚠️⚠️ If you have a life threatening emergency please come to the clinic before 630pm.

We can only apologise for the incovenience caused.

Worried about a bird on the floor in your garden? Check this handy guide from the RSPB to see how to help.
10/07/2025

Worried about a bird on the floor in your garden? Check this handy guide from the RSPB to see how to help.

30/06/2025

Phone lines are now back up and running

💻 Urgent📞
Currently our phone lines and computers are down. If you need us in an emergency please come straight to the practice for anything not urgent please email us at [email protected] and we will contact you as soon as we get access.

Thank you for your patience at this time

🐾Grange vets

24/06/2025

A female black cat has been brought into us. Found in the Thorpe Thewels area near Wynyard Woodland park, opposite the village. She's not chipped and doesn't have a collar. If you think she may be yours please get in touch. 🐈‍⬛

Another day, another scortcher! Lets keep hot dogs for the BBQ only. If you can't get out later on as it cools (or it do...
21/06/2025

Another day, another scortcher! Lets keep hot dogs for the BBQ only. If you can't get out later on as it cools (or it doesn't cool enough) you have our official permission to skip walkies today! (Sorry doggos)

Address

388-390 Norton Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS202QL

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday 8am - 1pm

Telephone

+441642360307

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